Steve Stecklow
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Global investigative reporter @Reuters. Previously worked at Wall Street Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer. Fishes with flies.
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Some of the world's most powerful AI tools were perfectly willing to help @reuters.com cook up phishing emails to scam the elderly.

Grok, Elon Musk's AI, did it even though reports told it they wanted its help scamming older people.

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We asked major AI chatbots to help craft a phishing scam. They did. From fake charities to urgent pleas, the bots delivered. This investigation shows how generative AI is fueling fraud — and why it’s so hard to stop. Read our findings here: reut.rs/3K400yU
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Thanks WSJ (and the White House) for promoting my story:
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Reuters stands with the Associated Press and other media organizations in objecting to coverage restrictions imposed by the White House:

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